Fishing tool



June 6, 1944. `F. M. MILEK FISHING TOOL Filed Dec. 28, 1943 Patented June 6, 1944 FISHING TOOL Frank M. Milek, Thermopolis. Wyo.. assignor of iifty per cent to Ale land, Wyo.

Xander Healy, Jr., Wor- Application December 28, 1943, Seri No. 515,962

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in fishing tools for oil wells of a type embodying a plurality of pivoted gripping jaws normally held open by loose props adapted for displacement by contact with a lost toolv in the well to release the jaws and employing the use of a conical spreader at the inner ends of the jaws to close the same about the lost tool by an upward movement of the fishing tool.

An important object of the invention is to provide a tool of this character of simple and practical construction which is efficient and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more 'fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference be' ing had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the tool with the jawsset for grabbing a lost tool in the well, and

Figure 2 is a side elevational view with parts shown in section and showing the jaws closed.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 5 designates a well casing showing a lost tool 6 therein.

T-he shing tool comprises a barrel 1 having a 30 bore 8 therein, at the upper end of which is a counter-.bore 9 and at its lower end a socket lll.

.Slidably mounted in the upper counter-bore 9 is a reduced stem Il on a coupler I2 also having a I4. The upper end of the coupler I2 is formed before 'pacing the fishing tool in the wen the barrel l is moved upwardly onto the connector to permit lowering of the `spreader so that the jaws will open their maximum distance. The jaws 4d are held open by props 24 forced between the opposed pairs of jaws..

As the fishing tool is lowered into the well, the

lost tool t will contact the props 2t and displacethem as the tool 6 enters the jaws.

li0 When the pump rod is pulled upwardly the cable Il will pull the spreader I8 upwardly closing the lower ends of the jaws on the lost tool for pulling the latter upwardly with the rod.

It is believed that the details of construction and manner of use of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

ally connected to the barrel and projecting below longitudinal bore I3 terminating in a lateral bore s with a reduced thleaded stem I5 adapted for attachingto a drill stem I6. Y

A wire cable I1 is slidably mounted in the bore 8 and extends upwardly into the bore I3 and into 40 it is secured by solder otally mounted elongated fingers or jaws 2| intermediate ltheir ends, the lower ends of the jaws projecting downwardly below the barrel and are formed with inturned ends 22. The upper ends o! the jaws above the pins 20 are slightly inclined inwardly and also formed with inturned ends 23 engaging the sides oi the spreader I8.

The jaws are arranged in opposed pairs and the barrel into a position for gripping the end of a tool, and a spreader attached to the lower end of the cable and adapted upon an upward movement thereof to close the jaws. f

2. A iishing tool comprising a barrel, a cab slidably extending through the barrel, a rod coupier attached to the upper end of the cable, said barrel and coupler having sliding interiitting engagement, a plurality of cooperating jaws piv- 5 otally connected to the barrel and projecting below the barrel into a. position for gripping the end of a tool, a propremovably positioned between the jaws to hold the latter in an open position, said prop being displaced by entrance of a tool into the jaws, and a spreader attached to the lower end of the cable and adapted upon an upward movement thereof to close the jaws.

3. A shing tool comprising a barrel, a cable slidably extending through the barrel, a rod coupler attached to the upper end of the cable, said barrel andcoupler having -sliding intertting eugag'ement, asocket at the lower end of the barrel having longitudinal slots in the edge thereof, a jaw pivoted in each slot and projecting downwardly below the barrel, a prop loosely positioned between the lower ends of the jaws to hold the jaws open, said prop being disposed in the path of a tool entering the jaws to displace the prop, and a tapered spreader attached to the lower end of the. cable and working in the socket between the upper ends of the jaws to close the jaws upon an upward movement of the coupler and cable.

l FRANK M. MILEK.

l. A fishing tool comprising a barrel, a cable 

